A comparison of licensed and un-licensed artisanal and small-scale gold miners (ASGM) in terms of socio-demographics, work profiles, and injury rates

BACKGROUND: Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) represents one of the most hazardous work environments. While formalization of this sector has been suggested (e.g., Minamata Convention) as a means to improve working conditions, we are unaware of empirical evidence that supports this notion....

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Autores principales: Calys-Tagoe, Benedict N. L., Clarke, Edith, Robins, Thomas, Basu, Niladri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5674739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29110639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4876-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5674739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29110639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4876-5

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